Specialty & Choice Optionsat HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL

Program Overview

Components for Student Success

Application, Eligibility, and Artistic Review

• Students must meet the student registration requirements for Rockdale County Public Schools.

• Students who change schools after day one of their 9th grade year may not be eligible for varsity sports, literary competitions or One Act Play. All GHSA eligibility rules apply for all programs.

• Students and parents must agree to the Choice contract.

Each accepted student is enrolled in a major – • Vocal Music• Instrumental Music• Dance

The Academy for Performing and Visual Arts at Heritage High School was founded in 2014 for students with exceptional talent in the arts. Its goal is to develop and nurture talented young artists for successful vocations, avocations and advocacy in the arts through extensive training programs and classes in dance, drama or technical theatre, instrumental music, visual arts, and vocal music while maintaining high academic achievement. The Academy for Performing and Visual Arts faculty views academics and the arts as equally important and is committed to developing lifelong learners and arts advocates.

Eligible applicants must complete the audition/artistic review process for final selection. The due date for audition/artistic review will be 3 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2021. Applicants who complete the RCPS School Specialty and Choice application will be notified via email of the submission process.

• Theatre• Technical Theatre• Visual Arts

RCPS will use an electronic application process for 2021 - 22 School Choice programs. No paper applications will be accepted. Students may apply for one School Choice program only for the 2021 - 22 school year.

The application window is November 13 - December 11, 2020. The online application will be available on the district website at: rockdaleschools.org

Only complete applications will be accepted.

2400 Granade Road, Conyers, GA 30094 • 770-483-5428 • hhs.rockdaleschools.org

Academy for Performing and Visual Arts

Students study in their major concentration area for two class periods each semester. They are expected to remain in the program every semester of their high school careers. Students are actively involved in extracurricular performances and are given the opportunity to work with top professionals in the arts from the Atlanta area and throughout the United States.

Eligibility Criteria

Virtual Audition/Artistic Review

ActivitiesTheatre and Technical TheatreOne ActImprov ImpireFall PlayFall MusicalCabaretOctober Tales of TerrorWinter MusicalSpring PlaySpring MusicalGreat Playwright SeriesIndividual Showcase Friday Night LiveTheatre for Social ChangeAugust Wilson Monologue ContestShuler Hensley PerformanceThespian ConferenceOne Act Play CompetitionSummer Children’s TheatreESU Shakespeare Monologue Competition

DanceFall Dance ConcertWinter BalletSenior Choreography ShowcaseSpring Dance ConcertNational Dance Honor SocietyMiddle and HS Dance FestivalNHSDA FestivalHHS Dance Repertory CompanyNational Dance Week

Instrumental MusicMarching BandSymphonic BandJazz Band Wind EnsembleWind SymphonySolo and Ensemble String Ensemble Spring Musical Orchestra District Honor Band All State Band

Vocal MusicAll-State ChorusAll-State Sight Reading ChorusDistrict Honor ChorusGeorgia State Univ. SingFestGovernors HonorsLadies’ TrioLiterary CompetitionLarge Group Performance Eval.Men’s QuartetTalent ShowUGA Choral Day

Visual ArtsCeramicsDrawingPaintingGraphicsPhotographyNational Art Honor SocietyYouth Art MonthNAHS ConferenceVisual arts field tripsStudent Art Shows

Academy for Performing and Visual Arts at Heritage High SchoolVirtual Audition/Artistic Review Requirements

Dance1. What to wear

Girls: leotard and convertible tights, ballet shoes with the elastic sewn on and tie strings tucked for ballet, bare feet for modern dance. Hair should be nice, neat and away from the face and neck with no jewelry, bows or accessories other than bobby pins and/or a hair net.Boys: solid T-shirt with tights or gym shorts, ballet shoes with the elastic sewn on and tie strings tucked for ballet, bare feet for modern dance. Hair should be nice, neat and away from the face and neck.

2. Expectations - Audition begins in ballet with an amended barre followed by exercises and combinations in center and across the floor. There will be a quick break to transition into the modern dance portion of the audition. During this time students will remove their ballet shoes and prepare to work with bare feet. The modern portion of the audition will consist of a warm-up in center, followed by exercises and combinations in center and across the floor. Students will be required to sight read and reproduce movement in groups for the dance faculty. Auditionees do not need to prepare a solo. HHS Dance Faculty will provide demonstration videos of the ballet and modern dance audition combination and excercises. Auditionees are required to learn and record the material and submit virtually by the required audition deadline.

3. Evaluation - Auditionees will be evaluated on: Physique and Body Alignment, Coordination and Flexibility, Evidence of Natural Ability and Potential, Rhythmical Accuracy, and Ability to sight read and reproduce movement combinations given by dance faculty.

Visual ArtsStudent Portfolio - Students must bring a portfolio with a maximum of 10 works of art. The portfolio may include the following items: photographs, drawings, paintings, 2-D design, 3-D artwork or any artwork the student feels exhibits their abilities in the visual arts. All works must be completed by the student.

Vocal MusicFor sheet music/practice materials go to: http://heritagehighschoolchorus.weebly.com/vocal-major-audition-information.html

1. Vocal Solo - Students will perform one of the following solos that aligns with their current grade level in the specific key related to their voice part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). The solo must be memorized and you may not sing a cappella.

2. Scales - Students will sing a major, minor, and chromatic scale from memory using one of the recommended starting pitches: • Soprano 1- F • Soprano 2- E flat • Alto 1- D • Alto 2- Middle C • Tenor 1- F below middle C • Tenor 2- E flat below middle C • Bass 1-D below middle C • Bass 2- B flat a 9th below middle C

Theatre For audition music/practice materials, go to hhs.rockdaleschools.org, click SPECIALTY tab, scroll down to Theatre: CLICK HERE.1. Slate your audition by giving your name, age, and title/author/character of

your monologue and song selection. 2. Memorize and perform two contrasting monologues from published

materials. Monologues should be one minute each for a total of two minutes.

3. Memorize and perform one to two minutes of a song from musical theatre posted on the website above (Total time not to exceed four minutes).

Instrumental MusicWind1. Play the following major scales and arpeggios: Concert F, Bb

(May be one or two octaves), Eb, and Ab (Use All-state ranges for each instrument for CURRENT grade year)

2. Chromatic scale (minimum of 1 octave, student’s choice of range and starting note)

3. 2020-2021 All State EtudePercussion1. Mallets: Play the following major scales: Concert F, Bb, Eb, and

Ab, all 2 octaves.2. Snare: Three rudiments of the student’s choice (ex. Long roll, flam

accent, drag, etc. Should be played in open-close-open pattern)3. 2020-2021 All State EtudePiano1. Students will play 4 major scales of their choice (2 octaves

preferred, 1 octave accepted)2. Students will perform the Star Spangled Banner or other director

approved piece3. Perform one prepared piece of music. Strings 1. Play the following scales: D Major – 2 octaves, A Major – 2

octaves, G Major – 2 octaves, C Major – 1 octave2. Perform one prepared piece of music.3. 2020-2021 All State Etude

Technical Theatre1. Prepare a portfolio of your work with at least TEN images of your work

from sound, lights, set, costumes, makeup, video, graphic design, marketing, etc.

2. Interview with a panel of judges about your experience in theatre production and interest in the field.

All AreasTeacher Recommendations - Students must submit two letters of recommendation using the HHS APVA Recommendation Form, one of which should be from a fine arts teacher.